\n204 East Coast Road, Singapore 428903
\nTel: +65 6345 0419
\n8am-4.30pm, closed M<\/p>\n<\/address>\n
The toasts\u00a0<\/strong>($1) come in buns made in-house, not the usual thin slices. Unfortunately, they didn’t spread\u00a0enough kaya, and the toasts are bland. The custard bun<\/strong> ($1) and cupcakes<\/strong> ($1) are no good too; dry. They also serve eggs<\/strong> ($0.90) and coffee<\/strong> ($1-$1.50). The food is not great.<\/p>\n MENU<\/strong> Heap Seng Leong<\/strong> They have a curry puff stall\u00a0here, with rather good puffs at $1 each.<\/p>\n Hup Lee Coffee Shop Keng Wah Sung<\/strong> Seng Hong Coffeeshop<\/strong> For their eggs, they use a saltier version of dark soya sauce. Some dark soya sauces have a tinge of sweetness, but this one doesn’t and is saltier than usual, closer to soya sauce than dark soya sauce.<\/p>\n Tong Ah<\/strong> We tried all four varieties of toasts. Our favorite is the crispy thin one. Gives an extra crunch to start the day. Their coffee is especially fragrant. (We also did a review on their cze char<\/a>.)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/899c6529-8a46-4f52-899b-d48349dfbe93.jpg?resize=639%2C479&ssl=1\")
CMC is the classic hipster hangout with its marble tables, wooden bistro chairs, and mosaic tiles. It’s made even more hipster because\u00a0it isn’t<\/em> trying to be hipster; it has been around for 60 years. We saw a hipster\u00a0using\u00a0a magnificent DSLR\u00a0with a furry mike on a tripod, filming himself eat and commenting.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_4890-e1492367638971.jpg?resize=440%2C550&ssl=1\")
There is sometimes a queue. When it’s your turn, grab\u00a0or share a table, order at the counter, and get a number. When the food is ready, they will call your number. At the counter, the grumpy granny herself is an icon, and part of the experience, but when we were there, she was very nice to me. Maybe chubby\u00a0boys remind her of her grandsons. I love being fat.<\/p>\n
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\n10 N Bridge Rd, #01-5109, Singapore 190010
\n4am-8pm daily<\/p>\n<\/address>\nIt takes some fortitude to enter Heap Seng Leong, a 1950s coffeeshop, because there is a heavy musky odor. Even kampong boy Mr Fitness from Malaysia complained about the hygiene.<\/p>\nThey are famous for their\u00a0bulletproof coffee<\/strong>. Although bulletproof coffee is a newish thing in the West, we have been doing it for decades and we called it\u00a0kopi gu you<\/em>, coffee with butter. The coffee here is extremely strong that I could only finish 3 quarters of a cup, feeling a strong buzz.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nThe eggs took some time to come, and they were slightly overdone, the yolks were no longer molten. The toast is pretty awesome, crispy and fluffy.\u00a0Paid $5.90<\/strong> for two persons.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>114 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208834
\nTel: +65\u00a06294 5988<\/a>
\n8am-10pm<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<\/p>\nThe 40 year-old coffeeshop looks exactly like coffeeshops in Ipoh<\/a>. It is served by an old couple. When I was there at 3pm in the afternoon, the coffeeshop gradually became packed with elderly people chatting and drinking coffee.<\/p>\nThey price their food reasonably (paid $2.70). And their coffee is wonderful, mellow with a chocolate accent.<\/p>\nThis coffeeshop is probably the best on the list. Great atmosphere, better-than-average food and beverage, and a friendly grandma.<\/p>\n
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\n783 Geylang Road Singapore 389672
\nTel: +65\u00a06744 3784
\n6am-midnight, daily<\/p>\n<\/address>\nThis 70 year-old family-run kopitiam uses homemade Hainanese kaya. If you buy a jar of it, finish it quickly because it contains no preservatives. But that shouldn’t be a problem because it is very delicious, sweeter than the usual kaya. I like it quite a bit because the rich taste of kaya comes through the bread; other stalls usually don’t apply enough kaya or the kaya isn’t strong enough. A set of coffee, toast, and eggs is at $3.20. They have other stalls here selling cze char and Malay food.<\/p>\n
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\n58 Lengkok Bahru, 150058
\n6am-6pm, closed alternate Sun<\/p>\n<\/address>\nSeng Hong Coffeeshop was full house on a Monday 10.30am when I was there. Executives in their shirts and pants were breaking fast–wait, didn’t they have to work? These are sales people, right? There is also a popular noodle shop here.<\/p>\nThe 40 year-old coffeeshop was set up by the third son of Tong Ah (which is next on this list). Like Tong Ah, there are steamed bread or toasts. In peanut butter or kaya. Their toasts are so-so (too little spread).<\/p>\nBut their coffee is the quintessential cuppa, fragrant, easy-to-drink, not bitter, very strong; gave me a good buzz for hours. They use a 70 year-old pot to boil water, but how would that make any difference to water?<\/p>\n
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\n36 Keong Saik Road Singapore 089143
\nTel: +65 6223 5083
\n7am-10pm daily
\nfacebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/address>\nThe iconic building, which used to house Tong Ah and still bears its name, is now occupied by Potato Head Folk<\/a>. (Damn megacorporations!) The 75 year-old Tong Ah has moved further down the street.<\/p>\nThe have set menu (2 eggs + a choice of toast + coffee\/tea) for about $5, which is the most expensive for all 7 shops here, almost twice as expensive as the cheapest shop. Tong Ah\u00a0offers 4 types of toasts: usual, crispy thin, French toast, and steamed bread. Their kaya is said to be cooked over a low fire for 10 hours.<\/p>\n